EDC 503 Context Statement Project
State and District Data Collection
Safe & Supportive Schools • Funding & Resources

Use the InfoWorks Live website at http://infoworks.ride.ri.gov/ to collect the necessary data to describe your school district.

Safe and Supportive Schools
For definitions, go to http://infoworks.ride.ri.gov/safe-and-supportive/definitions-and-background
Attendance

State
State target
Your district
Attendance Rate (Elementary Schools) 2011-2012
95
90
94
Attendance Rate (Middle Schools) 2011-2012
94
90
93
Attendance Rate (High Schools) 2011-2012
91
90
82
Attendance Rate (All Schools) 2011-2012
94
90
90
Chronic Absenteeism 2011-2012
17

30
Four year graduation rate 2011-2012
77.1

68.1
Percent dropped out 2011-2012
11.9

14.8
Percent received GED 2011-2012
3.2

0
Percent still in school 2011-2012
7.8

17.1
Five year graduation rate 2011-2012
77.4

70.3
Percent graduated in five years
80.8

78.0
Incidents of suspension (2011-2012)



Number of Incidents (Elementary Schools)
2916

13
Number of Incidents (Middle Schools)
13710

33
Number of Incidents (High Schools)
24845

719
Student indicators (2011-2012)



Stability Index (Elementary Schools)
87

78
Mobility Index (Elementary Schools)
14

24
Stability Index (Middle Schools)
89

74
Mobility Index (Middle Schools)
12

30
Stability Index (High Schools)
86

77
Mobility Index (High Schools)
16

25

Funding and Resources
For definitions, go to http://infoworks.ride.ri.gov/funding-and-resources/definitions-and-background

Property value per student
Per pupil expenditure
Median family income
Your district, 2009
$196,417.72
$14,347
$26,844
East Greenwich (for comparison)
$1,002,895.24
$14,086
$90,221
State Average

$15,262

To find the state average funding per student, go here:
http://www.ride.ri.gov/Portals/0/Uploads/Documents/UCOA/Updated-FY11-Equalized-Expenditures-Report-Less-ARRA-exp-Sorted-by-PPE.pdf


Summary Paragraph(s)
For each heading above, write a paragraph describing a key aspect of your district. Remember to begin with strong, insightful topic sentence, use quantitative evidence to support your thesis, and include comparisons when they are useful.


Summary Paragraphs-Team 1 District Data 2